Drought — Otero Mesa, New Mexico

2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30 · Otero Mesa, New Mexico

Event narrative

The entire zone remained in Extreme(D3) drought through the month of June.

Wider weather episode

Areas west of the Continental Divide received above normal precipitation while areas to the east were near or below normal. A majority of the rain fell in the last week of the month which lead to no change in drought conditions across southern New Mexico.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1190813. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.